Lodgify vs. Uplisting: Why Our Customers Choose Lodgify

Last updated: September 2026

Lodgify and Uplisting are both vacation rental management platforms, but they differ in scope and who they're built for.

Here's how they compare.

Who is it for?

Lodgify

Lodgify is built for independent hosts and small-scale property managers who want to run their rental business without the complexity of enterprise software. Every plan and its price are public, so there's no sales call required to find out what it costs.

Uplisting

Uplisting is a mid-tier vacation rental management platform suited to hosts who don't need advanced features and who primarily operate on Airbnb.

How much does it cost?

Lodgify

Lodgify offers 4 transparent plans, each with clear pricing and no surprises about what's included. Basic is the lower-priced entry plan, starting at $14/month (billed annually), with a unified calendar and AI-powered unified inbox for hosts with 1 property. Starter, Professional and Ultimate scale up from there, starting at $26, $42 and $62/month respectively.

Starter, Professional and Ultimate include commission-free direct bookings through your Lodgify website: you pay your Lodgify subscription instead of an additional booking commission, though payment processing fees may still apply. (Bookings made through Airbnb, Vrbo or Booking.com still carry those platforms' own host fees, which Lodgify doesn't control.)

Dynamic Pricing is included on Professional and Ultimate, with a trial available on Starter and Basic. It adjusts your nightly rates automatically based on demand, seasonality and market signals, so your calendar stays competitively priced without manually checking rates every day.

Uplisting

Uplisting now prices in 3 tiers, each per property with a monthly floor — you pay whichever is higher, the per-property rate or that plan's floor. Figures below are for 1 property in USD.

• Independent Host — $51/month flat, or a Pay As You Go option at $0/month plus a per-booking commission (available for portfolios of up to 10 properties). Includes all major channels (Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo), a unified inbox with automated guest messaging, a basic direct booking site, SMS messaging, 100 AI actions/month, full REST API and MCP server access, email/chat support with a 2-hour response time, and free 1:1 onboarding.
• Operator — $114/month. Adds Smart Locks integration, Uplisting Protect (security deposits), a Google Vacation Rentals channel, and priority support with a 1-hour response time.
• Manager — $264/month. Includes every feature with nothing sold as an add-on: unlimited AI actions, client management with automated owner statements, a more full-featured direct booking site, advanced reporting and workflows, and phone support with a 45-minute response time.

Plans can be switched anytime, and there's no contract or notice period to cancel.

What are the main differences?

Onboarding

Lodgify

Starter, Professional and Ultimate include free, personalized 1:1 onboarding with a product expert, who helps set up your account, import your listings and connect your channels. Basic uses guided self-onboarding.

Uplisting

Uplisting includes free 1:1 onboarding on every plan, starting from Independent Host.

Website builder and booking widget

Lodgify

Lodgify's website builder is included on Starter, Professional and Ultimate, and lets hosts launch a bookable website under their own domain. It's fully customizable, with templates, widgets and unlimited pages, and every site takes direct bookings from day 1.

Hosts who already have a WordPress, Squarespace or Wix site can embed the Lodgify booking widget instead, turning an existing site into one that takes direct bookings.

Uplisting

Users can build a direct booking website and widget through Uplisting. Manual listing creation is possible but not recommended; it's best suited to hosts who already have an existing Airbnb listing for each property.

User interface (UI)

Lodgify

Lodgify's interface is designed to be intuitive, with a layout aimed at making day-to-day tasks straightforward for non-technical hosts.

Uplisting

Multiple reviewers describe a learning curve with Uplisting's interface compared to more streamlined platforms.

Mobile app

Lodgify

Lodgify's mobile app is available for Android and iOS. Ultimate-plan users can also download the Lodgify PM app to connect with cleaners, check-in agents and rental managers, and guests can use the Lodgify Guest app for guidebooks, Wi-Fi passwords and check-in details.

Lodgify's app is rated 4.6 stars on Google Play and 4.2 stars on the App Store.

Uplisting

Uplisting's mobile app has more limited functionality than its desktop platform, according to user reviews. The Uplisting mobile app is rated 3.2 stars on Google Play and 1.5 stars on the App Store.

Task management

Lodgify

Lodgify's task management lets property owners assign access and permissions by role — check-in agents, rental managers, administrators or cleaning staff — and includes a "picture request" feature that prompts housekeepers to upload photos as proof of completed work.

Uplisting

Uplisting offers an automated cleaning scheduler, but it's limited to managing cleaning staff specifically, with no messaging or photo-upload capability for other team roles.

Owner statements

Lodgify

Lodgify's owner statements, included on the Ultimate plan, let you track earnings and expenditures across properties, filter by date range, monitor completed and pending payments from both guests and staff, and generate invoices and statements automatically.

Uplisting

Uplisting offers accounting features including expense tracking, owner statements and custom management fee formulas. Owner (client) statements are a paid add-on at $6/month per property.

Guest messaging and AI

Lodgify

Lodgify's unified inbox includes a built-in AI writing assistant that drafts responses to guest inquiries — reservation details, arrival and departure dates, payment status, directions, check-in instructions, Wi-Fi details, parking, policies and amenities — and can also handle complaints and feedback.

Beyond the inbox, Lodgify AI Co-Host is in early access, surfacing relevant insights and recommendations across bookings, guests, tasks and revenue.

Uplisting

Uplisting includes AI actions on every plan: 100/month on Independent Host, scaling up to unlimited on Manager. Its unified inbox also automates guest messaging alongside the AI features.

Preferred partner status

Lodgify

Lodgify is an Airbnb Preferred+ partner, a Vrbo Elite partner, and a Booking.com Premier Connectivity Partner.

Uplisting

Uplisting is an Airbnb Preferred+ Software Partner, but has no partner status with Vrbo or Booking.com.

Vacation rental courses

Lodgify

Lodgify provides free courses through the Lodgify Academy covering direct bookings, marketing and listing photography.

Uplisting

This isn't offered.

Ratings

Here's how each platform is rated on Trustpilot:

• Lodgify: 4.7 stars | 4,358 reviews
• Uplisting: 3.7 stars | 178 reviews

Can I try it before I buy?

Lodgify

Lodgify offers a free 7-day trial, extendable on request, with no credit card required, plus a live personalized demo with a product expert and an online interactive demo.

Uplisting

Uplisting offers a free 14-day trial and a demo call option.

Which should I choose?

Both platforms offer channel management and direct booking tools, but Uplisting is geared toward hosts already running Airbnb-first operations who don't need a full-featured website builder or broader OTA reach, while Lodgify is built for hosts and small-scale property managers who want a complete platform, channel manager, direct booking website, guest messaging and payments, with transparent, public pricing and no added complexity.

If that's what you're looking for, try Lodgify for free.